Ulmus minor 'Virgata'
Ulmus minor | |
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Cultivar | 'Virgata' |
Origin | Nangis, Seine et Marne, France |
The Field Elm cultivar Ulmus minor 'Virgata' was described by Pepin (as Ulmus campestris virgata) in Revue Horticole 1865: 347, 1865.[1]
Description
Pepin described the tree as having slender, erect branches bestowing a fastigiate form.
Cultivation
No specimens are known to survive. Planted before 1789 near Nangis, Seine-et-Marne.[2]
Accessions
- Brighton & Hove City Council, UK, NCCPG Elm Collection.[3] One large mature tree in Surrenden Road, Brighton.
- Melbourne, Australia; several specimen trees reported around the city.
References
- ↑ Pepin, Pierre Denis (1865). "Ulmus campestris virgata". Revue Horticole: 347–348.
- ↑ Green, Peter Shaw (1964). "Registration of cultivar names in Ulmus" (PDF). Arnoldia. Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University. 24 (6–8): 41–80. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ "List of plants in the {elm} collection". Brighton & Hove City Council. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
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